Fusae Ohta (太田 房江 Ōta Fusae, born June 2, 1951) is a Japanese politician, the former governor of Osaka prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor.
Born in Kure, Hiroshima, she later moved to Toyohashi, Aichi.
After graduating from the University of Tokyo with an economics degree in 1976, Ohta entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. She served in MITI until 1997, when she became vice-governor of Okayama prefecture. She returned to the ministry in 1999.
Ohta became governor of Osaka prefecture after the resignation of Knock Yokoyama in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004.
Ohta's family name has been officially registered as Saitō (齊藤) since her marriage, but she uses her maiden name above for most public purposes.
Ohta's family name is romanized as Ohta by the URL of her website (ohtafusae.jp), the state government of Hawaii,[1] the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,[2] Kansai Window,[3] and Dawn Center.[4] The name is romanized as Ota by WebJapan,[5] the Japan Times[6] and the BBC.[7]
| Preceded by Knock Yokoyama |
Governor of Osaka Prefecture February 2000 – February 2008 |
Succeeded by Tōru Hashimoto |